Four persons have been confirmed dead after drowning in a blocked waterway at Zangon Kaya in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The victims included 25-year-old Nasirudden Tasi’u, 28-year-old Bashir Sani, 22-year-old Yakubu Muhd, and 26-year-old Usman Ubale.
Spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif, confirmed the sad incident in a statement made available to journalists in Kano on Saturday.
He said the service received an emergency call at about 1:48 pm from one Rabiu Yusif, who informed the control room about the incident.
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Yusuf said the four youths fell into a blocked waterway that had accumulated due to the railway line construction in the area, noting that, two of the deceased entered the water with the intention of swimming but got trapped.
He added that the other two victims also got trapped, while making attempts to rescue the others.
“Before the arrival of the fire service, the people around the area managed to pull out two victims and our rescue team pulled out the remains of two people from inside.
“All victims were rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead. They were also handed over to a police officer, SP Abdulkadir Albasu of the Dawanau Police Division,” the statement noted.
